Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Agricultural area over the long-term
Afghanistan
38.65 million hectares
in 2025
Pakistan
35.24 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
35th
Pakistan rank
37th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 38.65 million hectares against 35.24 million hectares in Pakistan, a difference of 3.41 million hectares.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 23 and Pakistan in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.40 million hectares | 9.64 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 14.85 million hectares | 9.79 million hectares | 5.05 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 15.23 million hectares | 9.91 million hectares | 5.33 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 10.37 million hectares | 9.63 million hectares | 737,550 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 10.77 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | 211,600 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 11.10 million hectares | 10.81 million hectares | 283,800 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 13.33 million hectares | 13.42 million hectares | 90,700 hectares | Pakistan |
| 1700s | 12.73 million hectares | 15.58 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1710s | 12.98 million hectares | 15.63 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1720s | 13.20 million hectares | 15.84 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1730s | 13.43 million hectares | 16.05 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1740s | 13.66 million hectares | 16.25 million hectares | 2.59 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1750s | 13.90 million hectares | 16.45 million hectares | 2.56 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1760s | 14.13 million hectares | 16.65 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1770s | 14.37 million hectares | 16.85 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1780s | 14.61 million hectares | 17.05 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1790s | 14.85 million hectares | 17.24 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1800s | 15.09 million hectares | 17.42 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1810s | 15.34 million hectares | 17.60 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1820s | 15.58 million hectares | 17.77 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1830s | 15.99 million hectares | 17.94 million hectares | 1.95 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1840s | 16.76 million hectares | 18.09 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Pakistan |
| 1850s | 17.56 million hectares | 18.23 million hectares | 671,300 hectares | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 18.40 million hectares | 18.37 million hectares | 34,600 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 19.27 million hectares | 18.48 million hectares | 789,800 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 20.48 million hectares | 18.58 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 22.00 million hectares | 18.66 million hectares | 3.34 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 23.62 million hectares | 18.72 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 25.36 million hectares | 18.74 million hectares | 6.62 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 27.33 million hectares | 19.52 million hectares | 7.81 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 29.24 million hectares | 21.16 million hectares | 8.08 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 31.09 million hectares | 23.42 million hectares | 7.67 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 34.74 million hectares | 31.90 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 37.88 million hectares | 36.38 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38.04 million hectares | 35.94 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 38.05 million hectares | 36.69 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 37.88 million hectares | 35.98 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 37.88 million hectares | 36.21 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 37.93 million hectares | 36.30 million hectares | 1.63 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 38.43 million hectares | 35.84 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 38.65 million hectares against 35.24 million hectares in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 3.41 million hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and Pakistan ranks 37th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.